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HONOLULU — A single mother of two, Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in ...

LAHAINA, MAUI — On Thursday, the Maui County Council gave first approval to an ordinance that would ban 7,000 short term vacation rentals by 2030. The ostensible purpose is to provide housing for ...

Senator Glenn Wakai, wearing a shaka lei, proposes a resolution to make the hand sign the Hawaii state gesture. (Hawaii State Senate / Screenshot via Courthouse News) HONOLULU (CN) — A bill that could ...

A key Maui County Council committee plans on two more days of hearings before a possible vote on July 2 after considering testimony for and against a proposal to reclassify 6,100 short-term vacation ...

Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests, lava fields and the whales that gather offshore. She travels there about three times a year and rents ...

KAHULUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new study shows the pros and cons of a plan to convert thousands of vacation rentals into long-term housing units on Maui. The analysis conducted by the University of ...

HONOLULU — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy, ...

WAILUKU — A Maui fire marshal ordered officials to thin the crowds inside a Maui County Planning Commission hearing Tuesday to review a proposal from Maui Mayor Richard Bissen to phase out thousands ...

WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In a historic move, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen signed Bill 9 into law Monday, hours after the county council approved the measure to phase out thousands of vacation ...

Maui’s vacation rental debate highlights a global dilemma: balancing tourism income with housing needs, as cities wrestle with affordability, community, and regulation. ByWill McGough, Contributor.